https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/8587 Part of College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences until 2024/25 2026-08-21T11:12:52Z https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/33731 Title: Success of Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Configuring the Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Paths from Entrepreneurial Mindset and Risk-Taking Capability Authors: Foroudi, Pantea; Gupta, Suraksha; Asaad, Yousra; Jin, Zhongqi; Shin, Matthew Minsuk Abstract: ... Description: ... 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/33728 Title: Testing Persistence in Real House Prices in 47 Countriesfrom the OECD Database Authors: Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Dominguez, Alfonso; Gil-Alana, Luis Alberiko Abstract: ... Description: ... 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/33727 Title: Beyond Bidirectionality in Spill‐Overs: Asymmetrical Work‐Life Dynamics and Indigenous Support Systems in a Fragile‐State Military Context Authors: Adeoti, Adejumoke; Akintunde, Josiah; Dabang, Clement; Mordi, Chima; Akanji, Babatunde Abstract: Work-life balance and work engagement are central concerns in human resource development because they shape employee well-being, resilience, retention, and sustainable performance across demanding work environments. However, much of the literature on work-life balance and engagement has been developed in relatively stable civilian and Western institutional contexts, where role boundaries are more manageable and formal support systems are often more reliable. These assumptions may not hold in fragile-state military settings characterized by prolonged insecurity, deployment instability, rigid hierarchy, and uneven welfare provision. This study explores how personnel in the Armed Forces of Nigeria experience work-life balance and work engagement under such conditions. Drawing on qualitative interview data from 60 military personnel and using a Gioia-inspired analytical approach, the study integrates the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model and spill-over theory to examine how demands, resources, and cross-domain pressures interact in a fragile-state military context. The findings show that work-life spill-over is not experienced as a balanced or consistently reciprocal process. Instead, participants describe a strongly asymmetrical dynamic in which prolonged deployment, hypervigilance, unpredictable scheduling, welfare strain, and institutional rigidity intrude into family life and weaken recovery, morale, and sustained engagement. At the same time, kinship ties, peer solidarity, and communal reciprocity emerge as culturally embedded informal resources that partially buffer these pressures where formal organizational supports are weak or unevenly accessible. The study contributes to HRD scholarship in two main ways. First, it refines spill-over theory by showing that, in a fragile-state military setting, spill-over is better understood as structurally asymmetrical rather than presumptively bidirectional. Second, it extends JD-R theory by demonstrating that resources are hierarchically mediated and culturally supplemented rather than simply organizationally present or absent. These findings extend work-life and engagement research into an under-studied Global South military context and underscore the importance of context-sensitive HRD interventions in high-risk institutional environments. Description: Data Availability Statement: The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request. 2026-08-12T00:00:00Z https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/33726 Title: The local mediation of rural cultural governance: Problematization, asymmetry, and displaced agency in China's rural cultural revitalization Authors: Fu, Pengfei; Zhang, Yin; Wu, Tong; Sarpong, David; Ofosu, George Abstract: This paper examines how rural cultural revitalization in China is shaped through the local implementation of national policy, development agendas, and commercial investment. Rather than viewing national policy as a uniform force, it explores how policy goals related to cultural protection, public cultural services, and rural development are translated into local projects. The study combines critical discourse analysis of major national policy documents issued between 2021 and 2024 with a documentary case study of Gongcheng in southern China. The findings show that national policy frames rural culture through interconnected logics of protection, improvement, and development. These policy orientations provide a flexible framework that local governments can adapt through tourism promotion, investment attraction, and wellness-related initiatives. In Gongcheng, cultural resources such as ethnic traditions, food culture, ecological landscapes, and health-related knowledge have increasingly been incorporated into development strategies and market-oriented projects. While these initiatives can enhance cultural visibility, infrastructure, and economic opportunities, they may also create unequal access to cultural decision-making, representation, and economic benefits. The paper argues that the key challenge of rural cultural revitalization lies in how policy is mediated through local governance and state–market arrangements. It concludes that more inclusive approaches are needed to strengthen local participation, improve benefit-sharing, and support rural communities as active contributors to cultural development. Description: Data availability: Data will be made available on request. 2026-08-11T00:00:00Z